Bird Survey for June 28, 2022

by | Jun 29, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

          Linda B. and I had a wonderful walk on the South Spring Pool Trail yesterday. It was cool to start, yet quite pleasant.  It was a little “buggy” in a couple of places, but nothing a little insect repellent didn’t handle. Gray catbirds,...

Bird Survey for June 24, 2022

by | Jun 25, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

Yesterday, Linda B and I had a wonderful hike on the Seneca Trail.  We started at 8:16 AM as it was predicted to be quite hot and we wanted to “beat the heat.”  On the trail before we reached the tower, we found some beautiful milkweed with white blossoms. ...

Bird Survey for June 21, 2022

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

Monday afternoon a young woman stopped into the Visitors’ Center and mentioned that she had thoroughly enjoyed a driving trip down Towpath Road. She was thrilled with the large number of songbirds present!! Oh, that’s right, our Muckrace team usually spends time along...

Bird Survey for June 17, 2022

by | Jun 18, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

Yesterday we surveyed the Sandhill Crane Unit from Van Dyne Spoor Road, Knox-Marsellus Marsh from the East Road Overlook and the Esker Brook Trails.  One of the highlights from Van Dyne Spoor Road was what appeared to be a killdeer family in the road.  There were...

Bird Survey for June 14, 2022

by | Jun 15, 2022 | Bird Counts, Cattails

  Yesterday, we surveyed the Wildlife Drive units, from May’s Point Observation Deck, Tschache Pool Tower and the Seneca Trail. We had nearly perfect weather and had an absolutely amazing time!   We started the day on the Seneca Trail.  From the parking lot at the...